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When you owe a lot of money you are in ___.
a) dept
b) debt
c) a bank
d) depbt

What war put England in debt?
a) American Revolution
b) Civil War
c) The French and Indian War
d) The Spanish-American War

What did the Proclamation of 1763 state?
a) The colonists couldn't settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
b) The colonists needed to pay tax on sugar.
c) The French had to become English.
d) The natives could move back into the thirteen colonies.

In what year was the Sugar Act?
a) 1664
b) 1763
c) 1764
d) 1765

Why did England put the Stamp Act into place?
a) to pay for the stamps
b) to support the soldiers staying in the colonies
c) to buy land east of the Appalachians
d) to pay for the debt from the war

What was NOT something taxed by the Stamp Act?
a) playing cards
b) court documents
c) newspapers
d) paint

What does correspondence mean?
a) your relatives
b) groups of people
c) loyal to England
d) communication in writing

Who started the Committees of Correspondence?
a) John Adams
b) Ben Franklin
c) Sam Adams
d) King George

What saying did the colonists come up with to show how they felt?
a) Knock it off, King George!
b) Repeal All Taxes!
c) No Taxation without Representation!
d) We want a say in Parliament!

What happened to the Stamp Act?
a) It brought in enough money for the troops.
b) It was repealed in 1766.
c) It was replaced by the Sugar Act.
d) It gave the colonists more power.

Which of the following was NOT taxed in the Townshend Acts?
a) paint
b) paper
c) sugar
d) tea

Why did England pass the Stamp Act?
a) to pat their debt
b) to help support the troops left in the colonies
c) to encourage people to buy stamps
d) to pay for supplies to support their Minecraft World

Who started the Committees of Correspondence?
a) Yaris Adams
b) Sam Stalb
c) Sam Adams
d) King George

What is a synonym for repealed?
a) canceled
b) boycotted
c) protested
d) communication

How long did the Townshend Acts exist?
a) less than one year
b) just over one year
c) three years
d) it still exists today

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